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Barcelona’s rising star in midfield Marc Casado made his debut for Spain final evening, as La Roja edged previous Denmark 2-1 within the UEFA Nations League.
Casado appeared as a Seventieth-minute substitute for Martin Zubimendi and helped Spain safe three factors, regardless of a scary final 5 minutes.
Casado on making his debut for Spain
Talking to the press after the match, Casado talked about his debut and thanked everybody who supported him in his journey.
“I really feel very happy. At such moments, you keep in mind the individuals who accompanied you alongside the best way, the household and associates who helped me a lot,” he mentioned (h/t SPORT).
Speaking concerning the recreation itself, Casado talked about how his debut coincided with Spain sealing the highest spot within the UEFA Nations League group
“I’m very glad, every part went effectively, the win, the primary place qualification and above all of the debut. Every part was good,” he mentioned.
Casado made his Spain debut in opposition to Denmark (Photograph by Stuart Franklin/Getty Pictures)
Casado, although, revealed that he didn’t count on to look in opposition to Denmark till he noticed Zubimendi affected by discomfort.
“I wasn’t anticipating to go in as a result of my different teammates have been about to go in however then I noticed that Zubimendi was feeling a bit uncomfortable,” he mentioned.
And eventually, on the nervy finish to the sport, the midfielder added, “It was a troublesome recreation, we have been 2-0 up however in the long run, it received a bit difficult however we knew the right way to undergo.”
With high spot sealed, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not or not Casado makes his maiden begin for Spain as they tackle Switzerland on Monday.
Both means – with a hovering valuation – it seems the younger Barcelona midfielder is set to grow to be a daily fixture within the Spanish nationwide staff, within the years to return.
